Holder for plow or cultivator scrapes or sweeps



April 9, 1929.

c. s. GURR ET AL HOLDER FOR PLOW OR CULTIVATOR SCRAPES OR SWEEPS FiledJune 23, 1927 I N VEN TOR.

Patented Apr. 9, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLESS. GUBB AND JAMES S. POPE, OF VIENNA, GEORGIA.

HOLDER FOR PLOW OR CULTIVA'IOR SCRAPES OR SWEEPS.

Application filed June 23,

This invention relates to holders for the scrapes or sweeps of plows andcultivator-s, and has for one of its objects to improve and simplifydevices of this kind to the end that they may'involve a one-piececonstruction.

' To attain this and other ends, the invention comprehends the provisionof a device of this character which shall embody a slightly curved bodyor plate provided at its front side with upper and lower lugs adapted toengage in the plow or cultivator standard and provided at its rear sideand upper end with a lug adapted to engage the upper edge of the scrapeor sweep.

The invention is hereinafter more fully described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in vertical sectionillustrating the application of the scrape or sweep holder,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 22of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the scrape or sweep holder, and

Figure 4 is a similar view of the scrape or sweep holder looking at thesame from another angle. I

Referring in detail to the drawing, 1 designates the standard, 2 thepoint, 3 the scrape or sweep and 4 the heel bolt of a plow orcultivator.

The holder comprises a plate 5 which occupies a position between thestandard 1 and the intermediate portion of the scrape or sweep 3 andwhich is slightly curved so as to fit snugly against the rear edges ofthe standard. The plate 5 is provided with a vertically arranged andclosed end slot 6 for the reception of the heel bolt 4, and it isprovided at its front side with upper and lower lugs 7 which enter thestandard 1 and serve to hold the plate against turning movement on theheel bolt. The plate 5 is provided at its rear side with a lug 8 whichcontacts with the upper edge of the intermediate portion of the scrapeor sweep 3 and serves to hold the 1927. Serial No. 200,917.

scrape or sweep against turning movement on the heel bolt 4. The lug 8extends from the upper edge of the plate 5 to the upper end of the slot6 and from one lateral edge of the plate to the other, and it isprovided with a central recess 9 of arcuate formation.

As the scrape or sweep holder is of onepiece construction, it may bemanufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost, it may be readilypositioned on the heel bolt l, and the scrape or sweep 3 may be readilyapplied to or removed from the heel bolt. *vVhen the scrape or sweep 3is removed from the heel bolt 4, the holder functions as a washer forthe nut 10 for the heel bolt. The scrape or sweep holder will positivelyhold the scrape or sweep 3 in its proper position on the standard 1 ofthe plow or cultivator, and its upper end is materially reenforced bythe lug 8.

It should be understood that the drawing is merely illustrative and doesnot pretend to give exact proportions. Furthermore, the said drawing isillustrative of a preferred construction, it being our expectation thatvarious changes and modifications may be made without departing from thespirit and scope of our invention.

What is claimed is A scrape or sweep holder comprising a slightly curvedplate provided with a verti cal slot closed at its ends, lugs formedintegrally with the plate at points above and below the slot andextending forwardly from the front side of the plate, and a lug formedintegrally with the upper end portion of the plate and extendingrearwardly beyond the rear side of the plate, said last named lugextending from the upper edge of the plate to the upper end of the slotand from one lateral edge of the plate to the other, the last named lughaving a central recess.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

CHARLES S. GURR. JAMES S. POPE.

